Difficulty is What Difficulty Does...

Do you ever tend to make things more difficult than what they should be? I would raise my hand but I am typing this post right now. I don't make things difficult all the time, but enough. I get frustrated with myself as far as overthinking things. As a result, I end wasting a lot of time and not accomplishing anything. When this happen, I have to pause and pray to God for knowledge, understanding, even a sense of direction.

All this "making thing difficult" is only the result of me trying to lean on my own understanding. I know that God will deliver me of this. I will let go and let God flow. His ways are not my ways, and they are whole lot easier.

I refer to Proverb 3:3-6 and also one of my life scriptures
Psalm 25:4-5.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." (Proverb 3:5-6)

"Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day."

Heavenly Father, Thank you for helping me not to make things harder on me than it has to be. I pray that I will always incline my ear to your word and instruction. I no longer lean to my own understanding, but I will always acknowledge you. So, that you will direct my paths. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.




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Thankful Thursday ~ Life Scriptures

This Thankful Thursday is about your life scripture. I have about three life scriptures/passages that I refer to often.

"For we are His workmanship (His masterpiece, His poem, His orignal creation), created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10) emphasis added

We are created in God's image. And everything He made is good. We were made for good works, to give God the glory, to preach the gospel, to win souls for Christ, and anything else that is and will edify the kingdom of God. So, when satan tries to imprint lies in my head about failures, mistakes, and/or shame. I remind him of this scripture and what God says. I am created for God and by God.

"Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day." (Psalm 25:4-5)

There comes a time or two, where I may find myself a little off track or need a sense of direction. When I am feeling that way, I remind myself of this scripture. And I pray and ask God to show me, teach me, guide me, and lead me. He's the only who knows my destination, so why not ask Him to show me the ways in which I should go. Even if I have to wait for directions and/or instructions, I will. But while I wait, I would be and remain steadfast in my faith. And wait on the Lord and be of good courage.



For my Thankful Thursday, visit our host, Lynn of Spiritually Unequal Marriage.

Start Your Week Off With A Laugh!!!

Sometimes Mondays can be very stressful, especially if you are starting a new work-week or getting children ready and off to school. Let's just say for some, it's a not-so-fun day. So, I thought why not start your week off with a laugh. Here are a couple of videos I found on photobucket that may me giggle. Check them out!!


Vote for Your Favorite One!!

Video #1 - Crazy Talking Cat!!!





Video #2 - Giggle-Box Baby

Refreshing Waters

Refreshing Waters

Sometimes I feel I’m in a desert
Trying to find my way
The heat beating down with no relief
With no shelter through the day

Day and night I cry out to God
That He will come to my aid
And just when I feel like giving up
In His refreshing waters I wade

For God supplies streams of hope
That flows to wash over me
It seems, though, for a brief moment
A short and temporal relief

Then once again I’m in the desert
Enduring the heat and the wind
Not long, O Lord, I start to pant
For refreshing waters within

I have to stop and ask myself
Why am I where I am?
It seems I’m wondering aimlessly
With no purpose, direction or plan

I long O God to find a way out
No longer to be in this place
When O God shall I be released
And dwell in your mercy and grace?

I long for your refreshing waters
To daily be part of my life
To continually be immersed in the streams
Of the blessings that flow from Christ.

© By M.S.Lowndes



"Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord," (Acts 3:19)

"but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14)

Saturday Psalm Reading ~ Psalm 111:1-4

Psalm 111:1-4

Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD with my whole heart,
In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

Heavenly Father I give you all the praise. I praise with all that is within me. No matter where I am or where I am going, it is You that I praise.

The works of the LORD are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.

You a great God! Marvelous are your works. We take joy in everything you have done and everything that you are about to do.

His work is honorable and glorious, And His righteousness endures forever.

I give you all the glory and honor for all that you have done. Lord you are good and your mercy and righteousness endure forever.

He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

I will never cease to give you praise and glory for all your works. I stand in awe of you. You are a loving, compassionate, and faithful God!!

Humble as a Child

AT THAT time the disciples came up and asked Jesus, Who then is [really] the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And He called a little child to Himself and put him in the midst of them, And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all]. Whoever will humble himself therefore and become like this little child [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving] is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:1-4)

To be or not be humble? That is the question. However, to be humble is the right answer. Many people might think humble is a sign of weakness. I am here to tell you that is simply not true. According to the bible, humility is a great thing, especially if that's your ticket to heaven.

Dictionary.com defines humble as:

1. not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.

2. having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.

3. low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly: of humble origin; a humble home.

4. courteously respectful: In my humble opinion you are wrong.

5. low in height, level, etc.; small in size: a humble member of the galaxy.

God wants us to be humble. That's a wonderful characteristic to possess. God doesn't want us to prideful, arrogant, or have a huge ego. Humbling ourselves before God is acknowledging Him as having full authority over our lives.

Humble(s) - [tapeinoo; Strong's #5013] - Literally, "to make lowly," debase, humble, lower oneself. It describes a person who is devoid of all arrogance and self-exaltation - a person who is willingly submitted to God and His will. (The Spirit-Filled Bible)

We should come humbly God, worshipping Him in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24). Imagine lowering yourself from adultlikeness to childlikeness. How wonderful is that. Pursuing God with a lowly, loving, and forgiving heart is what He wants and desires from us. Please God wants to be childlike not childish. There is a big difference. Childlike spirit is one of the many keys to understanding God's kingdom.

Heavenly Father, I pray that we will always enter into your presence with a childlike spirit. Dear Father, I ask for forgiveness for all the times I have been prideful, stubborn, and/or even arrogant. You are my one true God. Thank you Jesus!! Amen.

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for my husband. He's a handyman, a great husban and father to our three wonderful children. Not to mention, he is a hard worker, not a single lazy bone in our body. He's a great man of God, which is definitely a plus!! =D

If I am ever under the weather (which is not very often), I don't have to worry about the house falling apart. He will step up to the plate to cook dinner and make sure our children get showered up and ready for bed.


And we always laugh together and joke about whatever. So, I am thankful for my lovely husband (Larry). I can't picture my life without him.

Now 10 things you don't know about me. Mmmmmmm let's see....

1. I can't stand how cotton feels. It makes me cringe!!!
2. I never been to Hawaii and I would love to go.
3. I am the only girl out of four children.
4. I love to watch movies (mainly romantic comedies and action)
5. I love crafting but don't as much as I like to.
6. I desire to own my own business.
7. One of my favorite movies of all time is "Ever After."
8. I tend to make people laugh a lot (not all the time on purpose; it just happens).
9. I love to take pictures as well as be in them.
10. It took me forever to think of ten things that you don't know about me. :)


For more Thankful Thursday, visit Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage.

Word-Filled Wednesday ~ Psalm 24:1-2

Hosted By: Amydeanne @ The 160 Acre Woods

Fellowshipping ~ There's Nothing like it!!

Wow!!!! It's been about a week since my last post. But it was for a great reason.....fellowship. This past weekend was my church's 23rd anniversary. With that being said, my church choir was scheduled to sing for all three services. So, we had to spend time together because of choir practice. Then, we came back together to sing for our 23rd anniversary. Because of that, we came together in praise and worship two days in row!! (Loved it!!!) And it is something when you can fellowship and get connected with your brothers and sisters in Christ without any hidden agendas, but simply for the love of our Lord and Savior!!

I love singing on the choir. It's a perfect opportunity to spend time with each other and catch up. Whereas under normal circumstances, we only have a enough time just to say, "Hi!" and "Bye!". Part of my church's motto is "Doing Life Together." And that's what fellowship is all about..."Doing Life Together."

The Greek word for fellowship is koinonia (koy-nohn-ee-ah). It means sharing, unity, close association, partnership, participation, a society, a communion, contributory, the brotherhood (the sisterhood). I love the idea of fellowship means unity and a brother/sisterhood. That's exactly what is....being brothers and sisters in Christ (joint heirs to God's Kingdom)...a family.

Everytime we get together at my church, it's feel like a big family reunion...without the electric slide (LOL!). Fellowshipping is an important part of growing as a person of the Spirit. We cannot forsake assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). In true fellowship, you can see the manifestation of Christ's love, especially if we are gathering together in His Name and in works of love.


So, if you're not connected.....Get connected!! You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain...and that is.....a great family (if they are anything like my church family.)

Make it Personal

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." (Proverb 3:5-6)

Lord I rely and depend on you for everything. I would not try to figure things out for myself. I will acknowledge you for the true and living God that you are and I know you shall show me the way that will lead me to my destiny.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2)

I will pattern myself after the world. I am of the world, but I am not part of it. I will do this by always keeping my mind on You and on Your word. In all that, I will know the perfect and pleasing will of God for me.

"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8-9)

I will meditate on things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely. I will meditate on the good news and not the bad ones as well as all the praises and blessings. I will apply all that I learned, received, and heard in Your word. And the God of peace will be with me everywhere I go.